UNIT1What'sthematter?P33aBusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldManAt9:00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanonathebus.ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime."It'ssadthatmanypeopledon'twanttohelpothersbecausetheydon’twantanytrouble,"saysonepassenger."Butthedriverdidn'tthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife."P62bHeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtahOnthatday,Aron'sarmwascaughtundera2,000-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofone'slife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Let'sthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparksP113aStudentsWhoVolunteerMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It'shardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners'faces.”Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey’regoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.P124bMostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobslotsofmoney.Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhatforfunorrelaxation.However,fewpeoplethinkaboutwhattheycandoothers.Therearemanypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus.Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwayourfreetime.Forexample,wecanmakeplanssickchildreninthehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople.Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeoplethere.P142bI’llSendYouaPhotoofLuckyDearMissLi,I...
